Python Algorithms in Easy Steps - (In Easy Steps) by Mike McGrath (Paperback)
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Python Algorithms in easy steps presents a clear, practical tour of the algorithms every programmer benefits from knowing.
Author(s): Mike McGrath
192 Pages
Computers + Internet, Programming
Series Name: In Easy Steps
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About the Book
Python Algorithms in easy steps presents a clear, practical tour of the algorithms every programmer benefits from knowing. Each chapter focuses on a small, self-contained family of techniques, fast number methods, smarter ways to search and sort, essential string handling, core data structure patterns, and the recursive tools that simplify complex problems. The emphasis is on clarity and mechanical understanding: minimal examples, predictable behavior, and ideas that transfer directly into everyday code. By working through these chapters, readers build a compact toolkit for writing programs that are faster, cleaner, and easier to reason about across a wide range of tasks. This book assumes the reader is familiar with Python basics.
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Python Algorithms in easy steps presents a clear, practical tour of the algorithms every programmer benefits from knowing. Each chapter focuses on a small, self-contained family of techniques, fast number methods, smarter ways to search and sort, essential string handling, core data structure patterns, and the recursive tools that simplify complex problems. The emphasis is on clarity and mechanical understanding: minimal examples, predictable behavior, and ideas that transfer directly into everyday code. By working through these chapters, readers build a compact toolkit for writing programs that are faster, cleaner, and easier to reason about across a wide range of tasks.
Python Algorithms in easy steps assumes the reader is familiar with Python basics - for example, the use of Python built-in functions. But algorithms go one step further...
Built ins hide the mechanism - they give results but not the step by step process, cost, or behavior.
Custom behavior is often required - real code needs early exit, partial scans, custom comparisons, and hybrid strategies.
Understanding algorithms improves debugging - you can spot slow paths, reason about edge cases, and choose better data structures.
Algorithmic thinking transfers across languages - the habits you build here apply everywhere; not just in Python.
Algorithms are the map; built ins are the destination - knowing the mechanics lets you adapt, extend, and design solutions; not just call them.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.88 Inches (H) x 7.38 Inches (W) x .39 Inches (D)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Computers + Internet
Sub-Genre: Programming
Series Title: In Easy Steps
Publisher: In Easy Steps
Theme: Algorithms
Format: Paperback
Author: Mike McGrath
Language: English
Street Date: September 29, 2026
TCIN: 1011508788
UPC: 9781787910638
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-9436
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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